HB 320

Criminal Procedure - Stops and Searches - Cannabis Odor and Admission of Evidence (Drug-Free Roadways Act of 2024)

Sponsor: Jesse T. Pippy (District 4)Committee: JudiciarySubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Repealing a certain prohibition against a law enforcement officer initiating a stop or a search of a motor vehicle based solely on the odor of burnt or unburnt cannabis; and repealing a certain provision of law rendering inadmissible certain evidence discovered or obtained in violation of a certain provision of law.

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Testimony (29)

MGA witness list

FAV 8FavorableUNF 20UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Shellenberger, Scott	Baltimore County State's Attorney's Office	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Mansfield, Andrealobbyist	MD Chiefs and Sheriffs Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williamson, Marot	Maryland State's Attorney Association	Oral
FAV	Flynn, Captain Stacey	Montgomery County Police, MD	Position only
FAV	Delegate Pippy, Delegate Pippylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Meyerovich, Mark	Individual	Position only
FAV	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Position only
UNF	Caplan, Karen	Karen D. Caplan	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kess, NaShonalobbyist	Maryland NAACP	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Holmes, Tia	Maryland Office of the Public Defender	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Columbus, Theresa	N/A	Written (PDF)
UNF	Seaman, Carolyn	Presbyterians for Police Transformation	Written (PDF)
UNF	Gardner, Debra	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
UNF	Landau, Robert	SSJC	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Eckel, Rianna	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
UNF	Palmisano, Erica	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
UNF	Shillenn, Rebecca	SURJ Baltimore	Written (PDF)
UNF	Powell, Holly	Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)	Written (PDF)
UNF	Keipper, Lindsay	Showing Up for Racial Justice- Baltimore	Written (PDF)
UNF	Gallagher, E. Flannery	University of Baltimore Law School, Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Warnken, Heather	University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice Reform	Position only
UNF	Amanuel, Yanetlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ford, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Johnson, Sarah	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Juberg, Arielle	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Nemphos, Christina	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Yoder, Daryl	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	Harris, Mrs.	Individual	Position only

Organizations on record

Baltimore County State's Attorney's OfficeFAV 1

Karen D. CaplanUNF 1

Maryland NAACPUNF 1

Maryland Office of the Public DefenderUNF 1

Maryland State's Attorney AssociationFAV 1

MD Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationFAV 1

Montgomery County Police, MDFAV 1

N/AUNF 1

Presbyterians for Police TransformationUNF 1

Public Justice CenterUNF 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)UNF 1

Showing Up for Racial Justice- BaltimoreUNF 1

SSJCUNF 1

SURJ BaltimoreUNF 3

University of Baltimore Law School, Center for Criminal Justice ReformUNF 1

University of Baltimore School of Law Center for Criminal Justice ReformUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVMansfield, AndreaMD Chiefs and Sheriffs AssociationRegistered for: HDR Engineering, Inc.; Adventist HealthCare, Inc.; Alkermes; Alterwood Health, Inc.; American Chemistry Council; Amrize North America Inc., formerly Holcim Participations (US) Inc.…

UNFKess, NaShonaMaryland NAACPRegistered for: NAACP Maryland State Conference of Branches

UNFAmanuel, YanetRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland